BA8 0RS

Blackmoor Vale · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Templecombe
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
BA8
Postcode sector
BA8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA8 0SR 43 m
BA8 0ST 61 m
BA8 0SJ 66 m
BA8 0RD 71 m
BA8 0RF 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA8 0RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA8
Postcode sector
BA8 0
Latitude
50.975374
Longitude
-2.393801
British National Grid easting
372,448
British National Grid northing
119,626

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008703
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148514
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 008A · E01029154
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 008 · E02006082

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ka Joy, Furge Lane, Henstridge, Templecombe, BA8 0RS 19 December 2025 £345,000
Holly Cottage, Furge Lane, Henstridge, Templecombe, BA8 0RS 27 March 2024 £275,000
Waverley Farm Court, Waverley Cottage, 12, Furge Lane, Henstridge, Templecombe, BA8 0RS 12 January 2024 £254,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge

    Academy converter

    440 m
  2. Stalbridge Church of England Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km
  3. Abbas and Templecombe Church School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Public order 10
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

22 female, 15 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.9
BA8 0 residents
4,387

Age bands in BA8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

720 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

353 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

885 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,232 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

1,190 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BA8 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Cotton Corner

    BCT · Henstridge

    0.0 miles
  • Cotton Corner

    BCT · Henstridge

    0.0 miles
  • Blackmore Lane

    BCT · Henstridge

    0.2 miles
  • Blackmore Lane

    BCT · Henstridge

    0.2 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Henstridge Ash

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 008A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,679 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £264,500 from 6 recorded sales in BA8 0RS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge is the nearest published school at 440 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.